Dezhou city of Shandong province is one of the key cotton producing areas throughout the country. The measure of area 200-300 mu. At present, cotton picking is coming to an end in Dezhou. The cotton purchase and sale situation presents four characteristics:

First, the per unit yield has dropped sharply.

The cotton planting area in Dezhou city of Shandong province is only 1 million 550 thousand mu this year, a decrease of 32% over the previous year, the smallest area in nearly 11 years. In the middle and August of last year, a continuous large range of high intensity rainfall and cloudy weather occurred in the region, which had a great impact on cotton yield and quality. The average yield per seed cotton is only 420 kg, which is more than 20% less than that in the normal year.

Two is cotton grade reduction.

Affected by waterlogging and continuous rainy weather, cotton in Dezhou this year quality The seed coat decreased obviously and the moisture content exceeded the standard. In previous years, the average grade of seed cotton was about 3.5, while this year's main grade was 4 grade. The proportion of grade 3 cotton was relatively small, which was 1 lower than that of the normal year. In the early stage of the acquisition, the average local clothing score was about 37%, and the recent lint percentage was around 36.5%, which was more than 2 lower than in previous years. This year, seed cotton purchase water content is too high, in the early stage generally more than 20% (about 13% of water in normal year), some reached 25% or more, and it has dropped 14% in recent years, still higher than in previous years. With the advent of centralized cotton marketing, the quality should be improved.

Three, prices are rising all the way.

Since the launch of the new cotton market this year, local cotton seed has been affected by factors such as cotton yield reduction and resource shortage. Buy Prices continue to rise. From the beginning of September, the price of 4.2 yuan / Jin has been rising to about 6.20 yuan / Jin in late October. In a month or so, it has risen by 2 yuan / Jin, or 47%, rising 2.70 yuan / Jin, or 77%, the highest in history.

Four is the benefit of cotton growing.

Although local cotton has been greatly reduced by waterlogging this year, cotton production has not been cut down due to a record high cotton price. According to the average yield of 420 Jin, the average selling price is 6.10 yuan / Jin, the output value of Mu is 2562 yuan, and the direct cost of planting is 393 yuan / mu (excluding labor cost, the cost of land package and the cost of picking up cotton), plus 15 yuan per mu of good seed subsidy, 2184 yuan of mu income, more than 625 yuan of income per mu, which has completely changed the situation that cotton is not as good as grain yield in recent years. It is estimated that the cotton planting area may increase next year.